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Azure (Public/Hybrid)

TT02 What You Need to Know About Windows Containers and Kubernetes to Ace the AZ800 and AZ801 Exams!

Tuesday July 18 8:00am - 9:15am

Vinicius Apolinario, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

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TT05 What Do I as an IT Pro Need to Know About Containers and Kubernetes?

Tuesday July 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Vinicius Apolinario, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

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TT08 Connecting the Clouds? Move on from Legacy Mindset

Tuesday July 18 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Pierre Roman, Sr. Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

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TW13 Service Principals, App Registrations, and other Azure Myths

Wednesday July 19 3:10pm - 4:25pm

Eric Berg, Vice President Consulting Expert, CGI

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TH01 Azure RBAC, Access Policies, and other Azure Myths

Thursday July 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Eric Berg, Vice President Consulting Expert, CGI

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TH09 Optimize Azure for Disaster Recovery

Thursday July 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Marcos Nogueira, Principal Cloud Solution Architect

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TH10 Using ChatGPT as an IT Pro: Cool Tips and Infrastructure Prompts!

Thursday July 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting

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TH12 Microsoft Entra Identity Governance Overview

Thursday July 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Marcos Nogueira, Principal Cloud Solution Architect

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TH15 Step into Azure Storage on Secure Footing

Thursday July 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Karinne Bessette, Technologist, PS, Veeam

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Client and Endpoint Management

TM03 Hands-On Lab: From Zero to Hero - Build and Manage an Azure Virtual Desktop Environment Monday July 17 9:00am - 5:00pm

Marcel Meurer, Professional IT Services Unit, sepago GmbH

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TT04 Deploying On-premises Certificates Using Intune

Tuesday July 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Richard Hicks, Founder and Principal Consultant, Hicks Consulting, Inc.

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TT07 Windows Always On VPN: Notes from the Field

Tuesday July 18 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Richard Hicks, Founder and Principal Consultant, Hicks Consulting, Inc.

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TT10 Introducing Winget the Windows Package Manager

Tuesday July 18 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Kevin Kaminski, Consultant

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TT11 Don't Bother Your Users with Mobile Device Management, Embrace Modern!

Tuesday July 18 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Peter Daalmans, Principal Consultant and Trainer, Daalmans Consulting

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TW01 Managing Intune Apps the Easy Way

Wednesday July 19 8:00am - 9:15am

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting

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TW04 The Pros and Cons of Autopilot in the Field

Wednesday July 19 9:30am - 10:45am

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting

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TW07 Fast Focus: Introducing Windows Autopatch

Wednesday July 19 1:15pm - 1:45pm

Kevin Kaminski, Consultant

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TW10 Fast Focus: Top 10 Tips for AutoPilot

Wednesday July 19 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting

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TW15 Fieldnotes: 100% Modern Cloud Management Using Intune/EndPoint Manager in Real Life

Wednesday July 19 3:10pm - 4:25pm

Erwin Derksen, Founder, Blue-Identity and DerkIT

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TH04 ChromeOS, Linux, Android, and iOS in the Enterprise, a Nightmare for IT?

Thursday July 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Peter Daalmans, Principal Consultant and Trainer, Daalmans Consulting

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TH07 Everything You Need to Know to Manage Modern IT Apps using Microsoft Intune

Thursday July 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Peter Daalmans, Principal Consultant and Trainer, Daalmans Consulting

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General Sessions

Keynote: Navigating Your Career in IT - Strategies for Success in the Second Half Tuesday July 18 11:00am - 12:00pm

Rick Claus, Principal Cloud Advocate Team Lead, Microsoft
Orin Thomas, Principal Hybrid Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

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Ransomware Unmasked - Strategies for Prevention, Detection, and Recovery in a Hyperconnected World

Wednesday July 19 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer, Adminize

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Hands-On Labs

TM01 Hands-On Lab: Fundamentals of Active Directory Monday July 17 9:00am - 5:00pm

Cristal Kawula, President, TriCon Elite Consulting
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting

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TM02 Hands-On Lab: Working with Winget Monday July 17 9:00am - 5:00pm

Kevin Kaminski, Consultant

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TM03 Hands-On Lab: From Zero to Hero - Build and Manage an Azure Virtual Desktop Environment Monday July 17 9:00am - 5:00pm

Marcel Meurer, Professional IT Services Unit, sepago GmbH

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Infrastructure

TM01 Hands-On Lab: Fundamentals of Active Directory Monday July 17 9:00am - 5:00pm

Cristal Kawula, President, TriCon Elite Consulting
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting

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TT03 Active Directory 101 - Fundamental Knowledge Every IT Pro Must Have

Tuesday July 18 8:00am - 9:15am

Cristal Kawula, President, TriCon Elite Consulting
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting

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TT12 Securing Azure Active Directory

Tuesday July 18 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Derek Melber 19X Microsoft MVP in Active Directory, Group Policy, and Security, Chief Business Officer, Beak

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TH11 Long Live the Server GUI!

Thursday July 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Greg Altman, IT Infrastructure Manager, Author, Speaker

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TF02 Workshop: Building Real World Labs

Friday July 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting

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"Microsoft 365 – Office Apps" for the IT Pro

TT06 True Top Tips for Microsoft Teams Success

Tuesday July 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Erwin Derksen, Founder, Blue-Identity and DerkIT

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TW02 Understanding Microsoft Teams Administration for the IT Pro

Wednesday July 19 8:00am - 9:15am

Doug Kline, Modern Work Technology Specialist, Microsoft

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TW09 Fast Focus: How to Become a Superstar in Education using Microsoft Tools

Wednesday July 19 1:15pm - 1:45pm

Omar Valerio , CIO / CTO / IT Director, Westminster Christian School

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TW14 The Next Generation Meeting Experience with Microsoft Teams

Wednesday July 19 3:10pm - 4:25pm

Doug Kline, Modern Work Technology Specialist, Microsoft

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TH06 Customize Microsoft Teams to Our Environment

Thursday July 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Karinne Bessette, Technologist, PS, Veeam

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PowerShell and DevOps

TM02 Hands-On Lab: Working with Winget Monday July 17 9:00am - 5:00pm

Kevin Kaminski, Consultant

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TW03 Game Changing PowerShell

Wednesday July 19 8:00am - 9:15am

James Brundage, Founder, Start-Automating

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TH02 Fantastic Formatting in PowerShell (with EZOut)

Thursday July 20 8:00am - 9:15am

James Brundage, Founder, Start-Automating

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TH05 Irregular Expressions

Thursday July 20 9:30am - 10:45am

James Brundage, Founder, Start-Automating

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TH08 The (Nearly) Perfect Portable PowerShell Profile

Thursday July 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Greg Altman, IT Infrastructure Manager, Author, Speaker

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Security

TT01 Azure Virtual Desktop - Behind the Scenes

Tuesday July 18 8:00am - 9:15am

Marcel Meurer, Professional IT Services Unit, sepago GmbH

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TT09 Protecting Against Ransomware - Proven Concepts

Tuesday July 18 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer, Adminize

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TW05 Safeguarding Your Microsoft Environment: Ensuring Resilient Recovery from Ransomware Attacks

Wednesday July 19 9:30am - 10:45am

Cristal Kawula, President, TriCon Elite Consulting
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting

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Ransomware Unmasked - Strategies for Prevention, Detection, and Recovery in a Hyperconnected World

Wednesday July 19 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer, Adminize

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TW11 Fast Focus: Cyber Security for the C-Suite

Wednesday July 19 2:30pm - 3:00pm

John O'Neill, Sr., Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

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TH03 CyberSecurity in 2023: From Cyber Attacks to Cyber Warfare

Thursday July 20 8:00am - 9:15am

John O'Neill, Sr., Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

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TH13 Best Tips on How to Start a Cybersecurity Assessment

Thursday July 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Omar Valerio , CIO / CTO / IT Director, Westminster Christian School

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TF01 Workshop: Become a CyberInsurance Ninja - Nail Coverage with High Limits and Low Premiums

Friday July 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

John O'Neill, Sr., Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

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TF03 Workshop: Notes from the Field - Fighting Against Breaches and Ransomware

Friday July 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer, Adminize

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Soft Skills for ITPros

TW06 Present Like a Professional: 25 Years of Tips and Tricks

Wednesday July 19 9:30am - 10:45am

Derek Melber 19X Microsoft MVP in Active Directory, Group Policy, and Security, Chief Business Officer, Beak

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TW08 Fast Focus: Top 5 Worst Things I've Seen as a Consultant

Wednesday July 19 1:15pm - 1:45pm

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting

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TW12 Fast Focus: Thriving as an ADHD IT Manager

Wednesday July 19 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Greg Altman, IT Infrastructure Manager, Author, Speaker

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TH14 Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking: Tips to Help Boost Your Career and Profile

Thursday July 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Cristal Kawula, President, TriCon Elite Consulting

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Workshops

TF01 Workshop: Become a CyberInsurance Ninja - Nail Coverage with High Limits and Low Premiums

Friday July 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

John O'Neill, Sr., Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

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TF02 Workshop: Building Real World Labs

Friday July 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

Émile Cabot Microsoft MVP , Principal Consultant , TriCon Elite Consulting
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting

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TF03 Workshop: Notes from the Field - Fighting Against Breaches and Ransomware

Friday July 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer, Adminize

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